How to Use paperwork in a Sentence

paperwork

noun
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  • The lawyer had us fill in the paperwork for the mortgage.
  • The district had started the process more than a year ago but didn't complete the paperwork.
    — Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2024
  • This monthly process avoids a backlog of paperwork for the staff.
    — Williesha Morris | Wmorris@al.com, al, 7 July 2023
  • Three months later your lawyer sends you the start paperwork.
    — Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
  • Doan’s mom filled out the paperwork and accompanied her son to the States.
    — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The non-fiduciary role will last for 10 years or until her death, the paperwork states.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
  • After more yelling between the two, Li accuses the deputy of being a fake, throws the paperwork and slams the door shut.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
  • JetBlue’s customer service advised her to bring the paperwork to the airport on the day of her flight.
    — Amanda Morris, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The rescue was present when she was put down, and gave Siler and Flores the paperwork to formally adopt her.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
  • The lawyers never filed paperwork alerting the appeals court.
    — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The dhow’s crew lacked official paperwork, which allowed the U.S. boarding team to search the vessel.
    — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • She, along with others, were told they would be discharged once paperwork was signed.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
  • It's supposed to happen every few years where the ATF comes in and reviews your paperwork.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
  • The new owner will complete the new loan paperwork and transfer ownership at the DMV.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • Her only option then is to drive back to the doctor’s office and ask for the paperwork to be adjusted.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The cardholder's bank approved the transaction, according to the paperwork, and the tickets were sent but not scanned in.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
  • To date, six Democrats and three Republicans in Michigan have filed paperwork to run for Senate in the 2024 election.
    — Julie Tsirkin, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • So far, a dozen people have submitted paperwork to run against him.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Outside, Veliz filled out paperwork and cleaned up the rear of the ambulance, wiping the victim’s brain matter off his backboard.
    — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
  • In a best-case scenario, a child is matched and placed in a home for a trial stay; parents then submit the legal paperwork to formalize the adoption.
    — Sally Ho, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023
  • No one else from SDSU submitted paperwork at the 11th hour.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
  • Antczak is running as a write-in after having been removed from the ballot over a paperwork error.
    — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Cyrus also filed paperwork seeking an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
  • The paperwork also said little about the turmoil in Hinojosa’s life.
    — Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 15 June 2023
  • While home births have been on the rise in the United States in recent years, a midwife or doula often helps with the baby’s arrival as well as with the ensuing paperwork.
    — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • When parents sign the adoption paperwork, they’re supposed to give their child a forever home.
    — Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2024
  • State and local governments in New York and Illinois kicked into high gear toward the end of last year to get paperwork moving.
    — Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Franklin, 62, sat on his bed in his studio apartment, surrounded by paperwork and wept.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
  • In March, Santos filed paperwork to run for reelection in 2024.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
  • While filling out her paperwork, Kim started talking to Terry, who was eating at the restaurant.
    — Blake Bakkila, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024

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